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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28

s'The Scotland Neck Demecrat
takes the Raleigh Sttte Chronicle to
task for doing what 1t cones ives
would iajure The Democratic party.
THIS sounds like joke, when To,
attitude of the Democrat to theDem-
ecratrc party is remembered. II
hr, Their Kitchin would gouse away
after the beam in his own eve it
would keep him pretty busy for sew
eral months TO come. Suppose You
try it little while. brother. and see
what progress you make."-W ilsop
AdUdnce.
The Wilson Aduance seems dis
posed to speak sneeringly of Our
Democracy. Now we care very little
what the Aduance or any other civil
service reformer or Blair bill sup
porter thinks or says about our
Democracy. We did not learn it in
year and we shall not forget it in
yea, nor will we surrender it for
any of the new tangled doctrines.
attempted TO be foisted upon the
party by those o. late years who
have assured to lead and control
the party. We have no sort OF objec-
ton to our friend believing and ad-
voc" ting any doctrine o. measure he
deems proper. and he ought not to
object TO Our belief that his notions
of what is Democratic. according to
orr notions, are not Democratic.
We did not learn our Democracy
from Grover Cleveland, nor have we
Tapped over On his side of the fence.
We have no recollection, nor can we
find by reference to ou- files of tax
in the State Chronicle to task for
injurlng the party. We have ret
yet made up our mind that the
Chronicle has injured the
psrty. When we arrive at that con.
clusion, We shall speak out. re
gardless Of the consequences, and
without fear, or intimidation. Our
brother thinks we had better gouge
away at the beam in our own eve,
Now as we can't see ourself as othe RS
see US, and as you can't see your
self as OILERS see you, dear brother.
suppose you get the beam cut of our
eye, and allow US to get the very
small mote out of your eye? We
Will grant you free desperation to
perform the operation. In fact we
will greatly thank any member of the
press to point out wherein we are
undemocratic. and will take it as a
kfndRe>s. If we are not Democrat
we would like to know why.
"W hen the attitude of the DEMO
Graf to the Democratic party is re-
membered."
Now. my brother, will you be SO
kind to tell the public the attitude
of the DEMOCRAT to the party. May
be you mean our attitude to Cleve>
land. Yes, thatis what you mean.
Well just here there is : difereuce
between us. You. judging from
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28

God fearlag, law-abiding officials j.
bad enough. But to administer them
with officials who are in search ofdol-
lars and cents instead ofjnstice and
equality is intelerabls and damna-
bic. Dave Settle began bis eficiai
career all wrong. He. Instead Of
bouncing Ill the Republicans in his
district. retained the rascals for =
long time. Andwhen he did reno, .
them. he did it in such way as to
retain all the evil practices that had
grown up under the Republican adj
ministrations. They ran the dis
trict for the money it panned out
and not for the purpose of executing
the laws. And Dave Settle seems
to have adopted all their bad habits,
and added great many thereto. II
we mistake not some Of the papers
say there are about two cases in the
courts under his administration to
one under his Republican predecss>
sor. IF this is so there must be
something rotten IN Denmark. Ii
Settle had been the right kind of q
Democrat, he would have gotten rid
of all the Republican appoinrees
within sixty days after 10 assumed
control; but instead Of this he re-
taiaed these fellows and they taught
him lessons which ought to have
long since cost him his official he's /.
There is no doubt frem all we hear
that his administration cost our par
ty several thousand votes in the
last campaign. and will il retained
cost the defeat of the party in 1888.
Without going into particulars or
specificatiere, we call for his official
head. and we call upon Zeb Vance
to have him renewed at once. Tue
matter has been delayed too long al
ready. And 1t can neither strength
en- Zeb Vance nor the party to retain
Settle longer. He has more than
lived out his usefulness az a revenue
official if we have not been wrongly
infsrmea, and if the departms Mt at
Washington has not slandered Mar
shall and the commissioners of the
Western District. The Democratic
party can not afford to keep man
in office who runs that Office for bis
own benefit regardless of the good
of the people. Let Mr.. Settle be In
vestigated aud if found wrong lei
him slide.
Ifany one will read the letter
written to Ham jones, the Dis,ric,
Attorney, ftom the Department in
Washington by M. T. Durha m
First Comptroller, he will sec at 9
glance that the trivial. shameless
prosecutions in the Western Dis
trict were not solely for the purpose
Of executing the laws. No wonder
our folks want to blot out the entire
Internal Revenue. 1t would be
proper AID right to blot out the en-
tire gang Of Internal Revenue off
Gals at once and appoint anew set
1t is hard to learn old dogs new
tricks, next to Impossible Turn
them out and put honest, sound
Democrats in. Honest. faithful
conscientious officials are our only
help.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28
NOTICE.

Thu co-purtnership heretofore ex>
.istln. bstwres Kitchin & Dunn is
ibis day by mutual consent dissoly-
i All busIness now in hand will
p. attende to By US unity. Beth
of Us will continue the practi . Of
Law.
Jar'y 1. 1887.
W. II. K'tchin.
WI a. Dunn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28
S T O p Fl e r E.
READ THIS Now.
j. D. MOORE.

Successor to NJ. w. EDMOND.
Dealer in fine Vine, liquors. Cigars
Tobacco. de-, also bi..l;.ld and DO oil
room. respectfully invite the public al
large to call and .xami, e nv stock.
Whltakers. c.. Dec. 18th, 1886.
de II >6rn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28
DAVID A. MADRY,-

BRICK MANUFACTURER
Will take contracts for fnrL ishing Brie
- cheap - the next man. and rive oetter
work. Satisfaction guaranteed. The
bsst brick IN the market made ~ hlm g
owest prices 6ive him Trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-15
A TENNESSEE PRI>oNER.
The Summary Wsyin Which lie Is Hung
bv a Mob.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, April IL
John Thompson, a colorei man. WAS
lvncard at Uoion City, Wednesday, for as
sanit on Bertie Turner. a white girl. ten
years old. last Sunday. The sirl informed
per parents and search yas at once made for
Thompson. releGrsms were sen, in cverv
direction ty the authorities, snd the negro
vas srres',d at humboldt and brought, TO I'm.
ION City on Wednesday The trial WAS had
before three justices of the peace, the child
relating the facts Sad identifying Thompson.
"hen the examination was concluded, and
before the magistrates could read their deci-
SION, cries of hang him" were heard in tho
denseir crowded court room. aud srnsh WAS
made Tor the defendant. Officers were in
stsntly overpnwered, and rope was placed
ronhn the neck of the doomed wr,tch The
other end WAS thrown over a beam in the
court room and fully one hundred men lifted
'he man into the air He struggled desper.
steiy' tut in a tew minutes life was extinct.
atIer being allowed TO hang tor an hour, the
oooy was cut down and taken in chtrSe by
the authorities, who gave the remains do
cent ourlai. The affair was quietly managed
ana there was hat lutte excitement During
the past month there has been much lswlcss.
ness III Union City, aHd the peyple wese de-
ermtheh 10 make au example of this pris-
oner,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-15
HOUSE OF CON MONS.
John Redmond Makes a Personal EX.
planatiOn-DebaIe on the Coercion Bill
Resumed.


LoNDoN, hpilI II
Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland, in
the House of Commons this afternoon, inti-
mated that no salary be attached to the office
of under secretary for Ireland, made for
Col. King Harmon. The government were
| aware that Balfour said when they appointt
the incumbent that the appointment would
be attacked
Gladstone said the precedents required
| Col. King Harmon to vacate his seat and
seek reelection.
Gladstone said that when he represented
Oxford University he accepted for short
period place in the government without a
salary, and under legal advice vacated his
seat and stood for reelection.
John Redmond made a personal explana-
ton in reference to his speech at the Chicago
convention. He said that Mr.. Chamberlain,
in speech at Aver, represented him as say
| ing that the Irish party was not working for
the removal of grievances, whereas what he
did say was that they were not working sole
ly for the purpose of removing the material
grievances of the tenants, but to obtain polit-
ical reforms also, and further, when he said
that the government of Ireland bv England
was impossible, his allusion was to the CEN
tralized bureaucratic government of Dublin
Castle.
Sir Lion Playfair resumed the debate on
the coercion bill. While Admitting difficulty
in certain cases of procuring convictions IN
Ireland, he said the facts were not so serious
as the government alleged. In England the
percentage OF convictions was II; in Ireland
rs. The paucity of detections in ireland
was due to two distinct causes. First, the
Irish police were an armed military body.
They did not mix with the people and were
unfit for detective work. Second, Parlia-
ment had, by laws heretofore paased. so
alenated the people that they regarded the
law as their mutual enemy. This bill would
increase that enmity. SO arbitrary were the
bills provisions that it would be impossible
for tenants to combine to try to get rents re-
duced without becoming liable to arrest and
imprisonment. In the past 100 years 1856
coercion acts had met with unvaryiDg failure.
The government ought to know that for
obedience to the law there must be in the
minds of the governed the belief that the
laws are based on right and justice. Let the
government give Ireland institutions in ac-
cordance with Irish sentiments under which
the law would be the law of their own coun.
try and order and property would succeed
the prevailing disorder and distress.
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CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
IL Excites All Parties-25OO People Pres.
ent Great Indignation Manifested
'hamberialn will Have Guard While
travelling Through Scotland,


LONDON, April II.
The language usei by Chamberlain. in
speaking at the meetings in AYR, has inf med
the lrlsh against him, and he has received
numerous letters warning him that he will
not leave Ireland alive. Speaking to an AS
semblage of 2500 persons Chamberlain said :.
Inc opponents of the crimes bill have
msue an outcry against the repression of lib
erty. Liberty to do what? To commit theft.
10 rum ionstrlous men, 10 outrage women.
lhlsses and cheers What are you kissing,
crime or pulshment! Here man rising and
menacing Chamberlain, cried. Its not char
ac5eristlc of the Irish to outrage women"
An attempt was made to turn the man out.
but Chamberlain cried, "leave him alone y
Then he continued. Do you want Instances
OF insults being offered to women? TCries of
"outrage, you said" You slander the
Irish | did not mean the outrages of all.
but persunai insults and violence. rHisses
and cheers. referred to cases like that
OF the Curtin family where the lives of the
widow and daughters of the murdered man
were made intolerable, like that of the widow
OF another murdered man, Byers, who. while
accompanying the dead body of her husband.
was Jeered and hooted along the street Here
the speaker was interrupted bv cries of
watch yourself" hisses and general disor-
der am relating facts to which even nv
opponents might listen TO il silence. Of nor
rors and shame. When | refer to the assas-
sinations Of men here, you say take care of
yourself. Has the time come when we dare
not disc4ss political matter, in this country
without being threatened with assassinati,n?
This ia the spirit of th- parties in convention
in Chicago am sorry 10 know they have
any representatives, in scotland CCries they
are not Scotchmen Mr.. Parnel threat
ened in the House of Commons. under the
spacious guise of warning, that if the coer-
cion bill passed there would be a renewal of
outrages, dynamite explo ions and attempts
to assasSl3ate our strtesmen."
Chamheriain's speech excltes ali parties.
The unionlsts consiier it a declaration of
war to the knife wi h thr separa,ionlsls
Glsd3,onians charge Chamberlain with
slandering and vilitying mis- former col
leagu2 bv the insinuat.on that they sympa
thize wih the perpetrators of the outrages in
Ireland
1t is assert d that during his tour through
Scotland Chamberlain Will be attdnded by
private guard,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-15
SIX HUNDRED
Witnesses to be Produced at the Trial OF
the Pan Handle Thieves.

PIrTsBURG, April IA.
Some new points in the wholesale Pan Han.
die railroad robbery were developed, We'd
nesday. The detectives having the matter in
charge are very reticent, but claim TO have
evidence that will lead to the conviction of a
number of men who have not yet been ar
rested Officers who left here, Wednesday,
captured Joseph Stephenson and John Smith,
two more OF the alleged thieves, at Beaver
Falls. They were aboard a Laka Erie freight
train As soon as they saw the officers, they
left the train and ran to the woods. but were
pursued and captured. Two others escaped
from the same train.
The two arrested hail from youngstown, J,
o. There is more or less confidence ex-
pressed among the friends of the imprisoned
men that not enough evidence can be produced
to secure conviction, but there will be an
abundance of witnesses at any rate. Detec-
tive Gilkinson says that fully six hundred
witnesses would be subpoenaed, coming from
all parts of the country. 1t is said that the
railroad company will only press the suits
against those of its imprisoned employees who
have more than one charge against them,
having decided to use as witnesses many who
are nov in Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-15

Rev. Philip S. Moxon of Boston, Mass,
will deliver the oration before the literary
societies at the approaching commencement.
The Senior class has voted to employ the
Lewiston Brigade Band to furnish music for
the commencement exercises of 'S7.-On
Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, Rev. G..
G.. fIlley of Lewiston, delivered an interest
ing and instructive lecture before the stu
dents and friends OF Colby University. The
subject of the lecture was Thought as re-
lated to lite The new instructor in the
gymnasium, Mr. Follem, from a Boston
gymnasium, Is popular among the students
and meeting with success. Attendance upon
his instruction is not compulsory, since this
is but an experiment, yet nearly ali of the
students avail themselves Of the long desired
opportunity The Sophomore prize decla-
nation will occur on Wednesday evening the
20th inst
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- 7Hb@ REPORT.
ah"'eatsons Tor the Newt 24 aon,,
i sES& 's1s" "tTsNFS.
MIR. RL AINE'S ILLNESe
"A omprehehsive Report from the \ +.
tending Fhy-iciam No Cause Tor Alarm.


FORT GIBsoN, I. r., April IA
hf- BRINE made an examination of &,r.
h'aine' chsst Wednesday, aad found the ;u-
hamatlon Of the lung diminished and the
lang healing There is no danger of =, re-
iapse unless it thoulh be invited bv some
great lInprudence. DR. Brine said. Wednes.
day: ~ fis wrathsr is mos, favorable for
Mr.. Blaine. Ii is even and ralmy ard his
room is guarded againet drafts. The mois-
ture that is in the air is rather desirable than
otherwise. He eau tske sufficient nouri, h.
men and he is net only r. taining his sire ngth
but he is adding to it. There is no occasion
Tor alarm, as his improvement is gradual and
his improvement from hour to hour so even,
that there is no necessity for sny hourly cb-
servatlon OF the case. He has had an att.ck
of bronchial pneumonia and has passed " nat
may be called the crisis ot the disease Since
Sunday morning Mr.. Blaine has been improv-
ing Extension or Invasion Of the inflsms,
tion has ceased and a sounding of Mr..
Blaine's chest shows that it has not increased
any SINCE Sunday. The disease is such
subtle one thar some one point Of inhamation,
from fresh cold or other cause, may spread
and that is what we mu,t guard against. 1t
is under control and rest is verv essential
thing. Mr.. Blaine is not restful in the sense
usually applied to the word, that is, he does
not toss about but he does not sleep as much
As think is desirable
MIR. Blaine is rapidly improving and will
be able to leave tie house in a few days if
the improvement continues.
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HOW 1T Is WORRIED.
Inc Unexpected Calamity Which Over.
TOOK Boston Medium-A Reai live
Spirit.
Boston. Anil Il,

bpeiONs ~ Htlt IL.
A lively scene was enacted at the house
No. SO West Conrad street this afternoon
"hich resulted in the exposure of awell
known spirituslistic medium, Hannah V.
Ross, who has been holding very successful
ssances IN this city for some time past, and
oy her success as a medium attracted msny
prominent people. Ii Seems that L number
oi gentlemen suspecting the authority OF her
manifestations, formed themselves into a
committee or investigation, and for three
weeks quietly watched the proceedings at
each sesnce. They became convinced that a
gigantic fraud was being practicel, ard lust
before the sitting this afternoon one of them
swore out a warrant for the arrest oil Mrs
Ross and her husband, Charles r. Ross, who
Is the alleged manager of the exhibitions
Two Policemen in citizens clothes were
smu sged into the room and held ready 10
assist In any demonstration made by the
members of the exposure committee.
lhe seance had been progressing some Is
mi utes, when the spirit of a voung girl ap-
peared. While posturing before the audi
ence, Mr.. Woods of Havethill grabbed ;he
supp )seo apparatlon. and the other members
OF the committee rushed for the cabinet, and
Others still secured Mr. and Mrs. Ross.
The captared spirit was found to be a
Young girl of IA or 10 years of age. robed
very scanlily IN white. Her clothing was
found In the cabinet, together with macy
properties consisting OF wells, masks, etc
The principal srticles of Mrs. Ross usuu
attire were also found in the cabinet and
seized by the members of the committee
AIR. and Mrs Ross, with some of their inti-
mately interested friends, made a hard ,trug.
gle and several of the invading party rec,iv
ed blows In the struggle The medium and
her husband were finally turned over To the
police and carried 10 the station house, where
they were locked up The warrant charges
them with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Mrs. Ross is quite prominent in spirituals-
tic circles IN Providence, where, II is stated,
her trickery was exposed some three ears
ago.
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MRS. HOWE MISSING.
The Notorious WOman's Bank Buddle
Collapsed.

BosroN, April IA.
The Boston Herald states that Mrs. Sarah
K. Howe, of Woma IS Bank Fame, has ah-
scon1ed with $4,000 of the depositors' mon
ey. Ever since her release from contine-
ment, on the charge of swindling depositors
in her bank, she has continued the business
of receiving deposits Of money from woman,
paying or promising to pay exceedingly high
interest there efor. A lady from Augusta, Me-,
called at Mrs. Howe's house, Thursday even
ing, for the purpose of collecting the interest
on sum of money deposited with Mrs Howe.
She was told by man who came to the door,
that Mrs. Howe had skipped and had taken
$50, 900 with her. A warrant has been issued
for Mrs. Howe's arrest, and the police are
searching for her. The name of the Augusta
woman is Miss Sophie Sanderson.
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CRUELTY ON A MAINE SHIP
uns up by the Wrists in Irons so thar
MS rect swung clear ofthe Deck-The
"'arooard Watch Testify in the Can.
lai">s hehaif-Captain Nichols Held in
$1,000 Bonds.


PHILADELPHIA, April IA.
a story of alleged cruelty was related b,
h'e sailors of the ship Belle of Bath. NJ
oea'sport' Me, before U. S. Commissione,
neii todav' The vessel sailed from Queens
'o"h march D. for this port. Capt. VIM. G.
Nicnois was charged by the men with having
'f'oeu or 'ried them up by the wrists. The
seamen Were Jas. Brady, Jas. Cronin, Geo
Smith, Jas. Marin and Geo Knowles.
BRADY testified that on March 26 the Can.
tain ordered him and other member. of rho
port watch, who had just been relieved from
duty by the starboard watch. to report or
deck at once. This the men refused to dc
on the ground that they were unable 20 work
any more that day. The captain gave the
men their choice between extra work and he.
Ing triced. When the crew persisted in their
refusal the captain had them brought on
deck.
Brady said he had been hung up by the
wrists In irons for over an hour and that the
rocking OF the ship caused his toes to swing
clear OF the deck, causing him great pain.
Brady and other witnesses declared that the
captain was under the influence of LIQUOR
during the entire voyage.
James Martin, George Smith and other
port watchmen gave similar testimony.
The captain, through his counsel ex.
planned that the ship was passing through
heavy weather and extra work upon the part
OF the crew was necessary to its safety. The
port watch refused to obey his orders at a
critical time and prompt and stern discipline
was necessary. The sailors of the starboard
watch were present at the hearing to testify
in the captains behalf. Capt. Nichols was
held in $1,000 bail.
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PERlLS OF THE DEEP.
story OF the VlctOIia's Loss on the French
COa>t-Over Twenty Persons Said to
Have Perished.

DIEPPE, France, April IA.
Additional particulars Of the loss of the
steamer Victoria near here yesterday morn
ing, have been received
When the steamer was close upon the
coast dense fog prevailed. and rs the fog
horn at the lighthouse was not sounded those
on board had no iud cation of the peril they
were in. The signal horn indeed was not
sounded until some time after the vessel
had struck on the rocks off VareUgville.
Considerable alarm was displayed by the
passengers when the first shock was felt. The
officers, however, believing that the vessel
would be safely carried off by the tide, as
sured them that there was no cause for anx-
iety. As time passed and the Victoria re-
manned firmly fixed, the excitement incress-
ed, and when at g. Is A. M, Capt. Clark or
dered the boats to be lowered, many of the
female passengers were in state of panic.
The officers did all in their power to allay
their fears, but unfortunately with only
slight success. During the lowering of one
of the boats lsdys cloak became entangled
in one of the davits. The boat was almost
Immediately cspsized and all of the occu-
pants were thrown into the water. The air
was rent with the terrified shrieks of women
and children. Every effort TO rescue them
was made, but in spite of all that could be
done several were drowned. Three female
bodies and that of child were washed
ashore but no others had been recovered up
to this morning.
The entire number of lives lost is not
known but it is said to exceed 20. Two
boats containing 81 passengers reached Fe-
camp in safety and another landed several
more at Dieppe, where they now remain.
1t is reported that number of Americans
on their way from London to Paris, were on
board. Mrs. Stoker, wife of Henry Irving's
manager, was one OF the passengers, and up
10 midnight tir Stoker had heard nothing
from her. There was no bullion on board.